Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-0450
CVE-2007-0450
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat 5.x before 5.5.22 and 6.x before 6.0.10, when using certain proxy modules (mod_proxy, mod_rewrite, mod_jk), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence with combinations of (1) "/" (slash), (2) "\" (backslash), and (3) URL-encoded backslash (%5C) characters in the URL, which are valid separators in Tomcat but not in Apache.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 5.0, < 5.5.22 | 5.5.22 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatMaven | >= 6.0, < 6.0.10 | 6.0.10 |
Affected products
21- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords19 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/apache2pkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-configpkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-config-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-datapkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-devpkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-docpkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-oci-entrypointpkg:apk/chainguard/apache2-utilspkg:apk/wolfi/apache2pkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-configpkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-config-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-datapkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-devpkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-docpkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-oci-entrypointpkg:apk/wolfi/apache2-utilspkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat
< 2.4.63-r1+ 18 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.63-r1
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.0, < 5.5.22
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
70- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/24732nvdThird Party Advisory
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- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-03.xmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-206.htmnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontentnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200702e.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0327.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462791/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500412/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/22960nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0975nvdThird Party Advisory
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- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0065nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/referencesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32988nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4prh-gqw8-rgh5ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0450ghsaADVISORY
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10643nvdThird Party Advisory
- community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspxnvdBroken Link
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvdBroken Link
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_5_sr.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.sec-consult.com/287.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Advisories/20070314-0-apache_tomcat_directory_traversal.txtnvdBroken Link
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/0c5ec5b958f1b59840ee155a23ab409755b039f6ghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/19ec1ccd17fbb98511bc1c12b255253c4f48b85fghsaWEB
- github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ec7ff880dbc28b313bf3a2b1914f6f0371489793ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/277d42b48b6e9aef50949c0dcc79ce21693091d73da246b3c1981925@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
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- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7a23e245c93235c503900da854a143596d901bf1a1f67e851a5de4@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d2a579bbd977c225c70cb23b0ec54865fb0dab5da3eff1e060c9935%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
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- lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c616dfc49156e4b06ffab842800c80f4425924d0f20c452c127a53c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
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- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf8e8c091182b45daa50d3557cad9b10bb4198e3f08cf8f1c66a1b08d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdWEB
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